In 1890, two British expatriates, Robert Herrick and Huish, and German Captain Jakob Thorbecke, are commissioned to sail a Yankee schooner called The Golden State , whose captain and crew have died of smallpox. From Tehua in the South Seas to Australia, they are to deliver a cargo of champagne. Thorbecke decides to head for Peru, however, so he can sell the merchandise and pocket the money. While sailing, Faith Wishart, daughter of the deceased captain, comes out of her hiding place on board and, by briefly holding Thorbecke at gunpoint, demands he make the delivery.
轰动一时的《修女也疯狂》就是根据本片拍摄而成的。其实本片当年亦大受欢迎,曾获奥斯卡最佳影片等七项金像奖。歌影双栖巨星宾.克罗斯拜扮演年轻的神父,奉命去接管一个经济状况不佳的教区。他利用自己的作曲才华,又以随和的作风训练街头的孩子成为唱诗班,巡回表演筹款,终于解决了教堂重建的基金问题。导演利奥.麦凯里首先利用老神父和年轻神父的性格对比来制造喜剧趣味,接着把圣诗用流行曲方式演唱,打破宗教电影的严肃面貌,也成功地表达了“教会创新"的主题。
Petty thief Harold 'Stretch' Sears has served several prison sentences, and is again out on parole. He is given a job as a department store 'Santa Claus', but his cynical nature makes the job difficult. Miss Webster, who arranged the job for him, keeps trying to encourage Sears, but only succeeds in irritating him. As Sears does his best to get through the holiday season, he no...
失事的逃犯试图逃离一位失去理智的残忍船长。
在博物馆工作的古生物学家David Huxley最近春风得意:即将和女友结婚,又千辛万苦得到了一块恐龙骨头,博物馆即将得到一位Random夫人的捐资。然而他的好运似乎在遇见Susan Vance的那一刻“结束”了。Susan是一个富家女,她的弟弟刚刚从南美洲给她寄回了一头叫“Bbay”的豹子,并让她把豹子带给她的姑妈。Susan坚持认为David是一名动物学家,让他一起把Baby一起送去远在康涅狄格州的姑妈家。一路上两人闹了不少笑话,而到了姑妈家,David发现Susan的姑妈就是Random夫人,而Random夫人似乎对David印象不佳,捐资之事岌岌可危;更糟糕的是,那块恐龙骨头似乎和Baby一起失踪了。一方面,爱上了David的Susan正在用尽一切方法阻止David回去和女友结婚,另一方面,David又迫切地想要赶回去,事情正在变得越来越复杂而有趣...... 本片入选美国电影学院评选的一百部经典美国电影。